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Summary

Blueprints Neurology provides students with a complete review of the key topics and concepts - perfect for clerkship rotations and the USMLE. This edition has been completely updated - including new diagnostic and treatment information throughout - while maintaining its succinct, organized, and concise style. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Frank W. Drislane, MD, Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts Juan Acosta, MD, Neurologist, Clinical, Neurophysiologist, European Medical Doctor, Best Doctors, Madrid, Spain Michael Benatar, MBChB, DPhil, Associate Professor of Neurology and Epidemiology, Director, Electromyography Laboratory, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia Andrew Tarulli, MD, Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Division of Neuromuscular Disease, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts Bernard S. Chang, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts Louis R. Caplan, MD, Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Cerebrovascular Service, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

Table of Contents

Reviewersp. vii
Prefacep. x
Acknowledgmentsp. xi
Abbreviationsp. xii
Basics of Neurologyp. 1
The Neurologic Examinationp. 3
Neurologic Investigationsp. 10
Common Neurologic Symptomsp. 19
The Approach to Coma and Altered Consciousnessp. 21
Neuro-Ophthalmologyp. 29
The Approach to Weaknessp. 40
The Sensory Systemp. 48
Dizziness, Vertigo, and Syncopep. 54
Ataxia and Gait Disordersp. 58
Urinary and Sexual Dysfunctionp. 63
Headache and Facial Painp. 69
Neurologic Disordersp. 75
Aphasia and Other Disorders of Higher Cortical Functionp. 77
Dementiap. 84
Sleep Disordersp. 92
Vascular Diseasep. 96
Seizuresp. 103
Movement Disordersp. 111
Head Traumap. 119
Systemic and Metabolic Disordersp. 124
Central Nervous System Tumorsp. 131
Demyelinating Diseases of the Central Nervous Systemp. 139
Infections of the Nervous Systemp. 145
Disorders of the Spinal Cordp. 152
The Peripheral Nervous Systemp. 159
Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction and Skeletal Musclep. 169
Pediatric Neurologyp. 178
Questionsp. 186
Answersp. 199
Evidence-Based Resourcesp. 209
Indexp. 212
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